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vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 17 Jul 2006 08:11 GMT

When you get an upset stomach (aspirin, smoking..)
why can it lead to fainting?

I'm guessing maybe the gas bloating blocks some blood vessel?

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John Thompson - 17 Jul 2006 16:05 GMT

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> When you get an upset stomach (aspirin, smoking..)
> why can it lead to fainting?
>
> I'm guessing maybe the gas bloating blocks some blood vessel?

Nope. Vasovagal response. Stimulation of the autonomic nervous system
via the vagus nerve can cause a transient drop in blood pressure which
makes you faint. In the case of nicotine, the stimulation occurs because
nicotine is a neurotransmitter analog and directly stimulates the
autonomic nervous system. Regular use of nicotine will lead to a
tolerance to this, so the effect tends to lessen the more often you
smoke. But when you quit smoking, there is a rebound effect that can
leave you feeling pretty miserable until your system recovers. That's
one of the things that makes it hard to quit smoking.

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Nomen Nescio - 30 Jan 2008 00:10 GMT

> | How much solid waste does a human produce in a lifetime?

> 16 tons a day.
>
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Some people say a man is made outta mud
> A poor man's made outta muscle and blood

[...]

> I picked up my shovel and I walked to the mine
> I loaded SIXTEEN TONS OF NUMBER NINE COAL

Number nine coal is not WASTE. The internet is WASTE,
but it is not SOLID.

The original poster of this stupid Q is SOLID WASTE.

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